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Creative Writing at Harvard University

We've gathered data and other essential information about the program, such as the ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more. In addition, we cover how Harvard ranks in comparison to other schools with creative writing programs.

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• Available Degrees

 

Creative Writing Degrees Available at Harvard

• Master’s Degree in Creative Writing

Harvard Creative Writing Rankings

Harvard is in the top 10% of the country for creative writing. More specifically it was ranked #12 out of 215 schools by College Factual.

Popularity of Creative Writing at Harvard

In 2021, 17 students received their master’s degree in creative writing from Harvard. This makes it the #52 most popular school for creative writing master’s degree candidates in the country.

 

Harvard Creative Writing Students

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the creative writing majors at Harvard University.

Harvard Creative Writing Master’s Program

Of the 17 creative writing students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Harvard, about 29% were men and 71% were women.

The majority of master's degree recipients in this major at Harvard are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 59% of students fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Harvard University with a master's in creative writing.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	2

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Elisa.rolle under License

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